Composition and Method for Attraction of Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus Planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

摘要

The invention disclosed relates to a novel composition and use thereof, for the attraction and detection of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire. The composition comprises (3Z)-dodecen-12-olide and ash foliar or cortical volatiles (green leaf volatiles) associated with a prism trap of a color in the green range of the visible light spectrum. A significant increase in the capture of male A. planipennis is achieved when traps were deployed in the upper tree canopy. This invention is the first demonstration of increased attraction with a combination of a pheromone and a green leaf volatile in a Buprestid species.

主权项

1. A method for the attraction of A. planipennis, comprising applying to an insect habitat an insect attracting amount of (3Z)-dodecen-12-olide and ash foliar volatiles, associated with a trap of a color in the green range of the visible light spectrum.